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Ancient Giant Octopuses Unearthed in Cretaceous Seas

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Unveiling Colossal Cretaceous Octopuses: Scientists in Japan uncover evidence of massive, sixty-foot-long octopuses from one hundred million years ago, rivaling mosasaurs and sharks. Using AI to reconstruct fossils from ancient seafloor rocks, researchers discover tough octopus jaws, revealing a predator-packed sea filled with intelligent, flexible hunters.

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Ancient Giant Octopuses Unearthed in Cretaceous Seas

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California News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Ancient Giant Octopuses Unearthed in Cretaceous Seas. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 25, California news today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Scientists drop evidence of colossal octopuses from 100 million years ago in the Lake Cretaceous Oceans, rivaling the biggest. Predators like Mosasors and Sharks, these ancient beasts could stretch up to 60 feet long, making them the largest invertebrates ever found, bigger than today's giant Pacific Octopus. In Japan, sliced open ancient seafloor rocks, called concretions, and used a slick digital technique with AI to rebuild hidden fossils. Inside. What they uncovered were tough octopus jaws, the only hard parts that survive from these mostly soft-bodied giants. Experts are blown away because octopus fossils are super rare due to all that squishy tissue. One zoologist called it, proof of massive octopuses we never expected, panning a wild picture of a predator-packed sea. Monster looks at the jaws, show chips and scratches from crunching shrimp, lobsters,

and hard-shelled prey. The right side wore down more than the left, hinting at early smarts in one-sided habits, like modern octopuses. These finds light up how intelligent, flexible hunters evolved way back, filling those ancient oceans with majestic monsters that tore apart there. Meals.

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